Showing posts with label anti-benefit cuts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anti-benefit cuts. Show all posts

Tuesday 5 April 2011

SET-UP TO BE SANCTIONED.

    
         The Guardian has just released this video of a whistle blower explaining how claimants are set up to be "sanctioned", temporally removed from benefit. This is all part of the government's culture of targets, manpower cuts and spending cuts, part and parcel of a sustained attack on the most vulnerable in society. Of course anybody can see that this will push lots of vulnerable people over the edge. It will also go a long way to increase poverty in families and create stress related illnesses. This is Cameron's "Big Society", dump people and let them sink or swim, depending on their ability to access a suitable charity.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/video/2011/apr/01/jobcentre-whistleblower-target-culture-welfare


Tuesday 29 March 2011

THIRD NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST BENEFIT CUTS.


SPREAD THE WORD.

The 3rd National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts has been called for April 14th 2011.

      Millions are set to be affected by savage cuts to housing, disability, sickness and welfare benefits. People with disabilities, illness, the unemployed, single parents, carers the low waged, part time students, volunteers, homeless people and college students are all likely to see a devastating drop in disposable income sending people even further below the poverty line.

      The poorest and most vulnerable are being asked to pay for the mistakes and extravagances of the richest. Meanwhile poverty pimps like Atos Origin and A4e (they now operate in 10 different countries around the world.) are set to rake in hundreds of millions on government contracts to bully and intimidate people from claiming the pittance handed out in benefit payments. Many disabled people have threatened suicide if these cuts are allowed to continue. Some have tragically already carried out that threat.

     The first two days of protest against benefit cuts have seen demonstrations, meetings, unemployed discos, public pantomimes and occupations in cities across the UK. Atos Origin have been forced to close offices, protesters have gathered inside and outside workfare sharks A4e and demonstrations have taken place from Downing Street to local town centres such as Lydney and Crawley.

       We still have three more weeks to organise for the biggest day yet. We call on all claimants, as groups or individuals, to organise and take action around the country on April 14th.
WE HIV' TAE DAE SUMTHIN'.

       If you are planning an event in your town or city please add details in the comments below to be added to this page and the facebook page at:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164277070288955

http://benefitclaimantsfightback.wordpress.com/

ann arky's home.

Tuesday 8 March 2011

ANTI-BENEFIT CUTS LEAFLETING.

It isnae' fair, let's dae sumthin!

ANTI-BENEFIT CUTS LEAFLETING
GLASGOW
THURSDAY 10TH MARCH     1.30-2.30PM

ATOS HEALTH CARE
CORUNNA HOUSE
29 CADOGAN STREET
GLASGOW
G2 7AB

Followed at 3pm by:
       Group organising meeting including a go round of problems with benefits, services etc, other ways of promoting the public meeting and discouraging medical professionals from working for ATOS.

The Free Hetherington
The Glasgow University Occupation
13 University Gardens
Just off University Avenue,
Glasgow University Campus

http://freehetherington.wordpress.com/find-us/